TRISTN, LUIS

born c. 1586, , near Toledo, kingdom of Castile died Dec. 7, 1624, Toledo in full Luis Tristn De Escamilla Spanish painter who was in the vanguard of early Baroque painting in Spain. A student of El Greco from 1603 to 1607, Tristn came under the influence of another El Greco pupil, Orazio Borgianni. Tristn occasionally borrowed from the works of El Greco, as can be seen in his portrait of Grand Inquisitor Cardinal Fernando Nio de Guevara (1612). In his Holy Family (1613), however, Borgianni's influence is dominant. The Last Supper (1616) and St. Louis of France Giving Alms (1620) are distinguished for their early Baroque style.